Et Cetera

There won’t be any more Lizard Kings. There won’t be any more punk-inspired rockers from the Northwest who change the face of an industry. No group that has emerged in the last 20 years could represent the era and make amazing records at the same time.

I believe that there exists in this subjective field, an unquestionable truth. I believe in good music. What gives me this delusion? For a long time, I wasn’t so sure. I’ve long equated music with religion — and the medium has equated itself as well.

Some bands get big through the depth of their creativity. They have an ability to innovate by experimenting with all sorts of genres and sounds until – for a few songs or albums – the billions of buzzing bees are…

Transitions are messy, difficult things – decayed and overgrown bridges secured only to our faith and loose threads. They are our hope that the rickety board the camera captures won’t dramatically give in a frugal twist of fate.

My car is from 1996. My favorite band stopped touring in 1995. The acoustic guitar I bought a few months ago is from the late 60’s, early 70’s at the latest. I don’t have a smartphone and I still read…